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Do you guys ever wonder if you're agreeing with Leo because Leo's right or because Leo said it? I have this problem sometimes. It's not because I don't introspect to see if I'm believing or actually conscious of something. Rather, it's because Leo is so right about pretty much everything that I end up wondering if my mind was subconsciously influenced by actualized.org content to adopt the same conclusions. Or alternatively, it could be because reality is what it is and anyone can reach the same conclusions if they do truth seeking correctly. Some things Leo is right about: Oneness, nonduality The limits of science and the myth of science Identifying rationalism Academic philosophy being bullshit Ideology, Conformity, the social matrix God existing, and what God is Solipsism (nonduality has to solipsistic, in case you didn't catch on) Cognitive and ego development The ego and self-deception The weird thing is that as I do this work, I arrive at many of the same conclusions as Leo. Of course I already had heard about them, but my understanding becomes much deeper. The only issue is that I could be deceiving myself by using actualized.org as a sort of paradigm and then falling for confirmation bias. I think the only solution to this is more introspection, removing beliefs, and contemplation. But it's still not easy. It's important to be aware of the drawbacks of actualized.org. The content is really good, insanely good, inhumanly good. But the cost is that you're exposed to the most profound insights before actually doing the work that is needed to get there, and as a result you have the potential to reach higher peaks of consciousness but also to get bogged down in a very advanced form of a paradigm.

I agree. It’s a unique problem when you find such a good set of teachings.

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Given the fact that reality is just whatever you imagine it to be, do you think it's possible to manifest physical changes to reality? Such as your desired appearance. This is something that's popular in manifestation/ law of assumption communities. Neville Goddard also saw reality as imagination and based his manifestation teachings on it (not sure if you've heard of him). My theory, for what it's worth, is that you can. Logically, I don't see how it could not be possible with reality being Imagination. Maybe the barrier is breaking your own sanity though.

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Thanks for uploading this It's fascinating to see how other actualized.org viewers think.

I want to get your opinions on this. Can you truly manifest or is it just a psychological gimmick? There are two types of manifestation. One is that you create an image of something in your mind and motivate yourself to pursue it. But this isn’t real manifestation because it’s your actions in the objective world that produce a result. For example, visualizing yourself getting hot women and then going out to talk to them. The second type is more interesting — manifesting as a spiritual endeavor. This means that you manifest something without actually taking action. For example, you think “I want to grow taller as an adult” and then that actually happens. This would be true manifestation because there is no objective-world action that would lead to the outcome. I have no direct experience of this type of manifestation, but my intuition tells me it might be possible. If what Leo says about reality being imaginary is true, it must be possible to do these kinds of things, even if it requires a way higher state of consciousness. Do you have any direct experience of “true” manifestation? If you do, explain what it was and your epistemology behind it, i.e. why it wasn’t an action in the real world that produced the result.

No results yet. But I think they will come. I have a strong intuition that this manifestation stuff works.

This assumes that God is other than you.

Interesting. I have also looked into subliminals. It’s unclear how much they truly work versus just placebo, but it’s worth trying out.

I like writing these poems from time to time. Hope you enjoy! _________________________________________________________________ I deign to stand unbreakable before the storm of what may come For I know it can only bring me increase in wisdom Or death, a total knowledge For what good is knowledge that I know not When I am not? For when I am not, there is not. A story? Nonsense, fool. It exists for itself. Brought upon this earth, I am a vessel of God Here to engage in its word of mouth Which creates rivers and forests, Dark winding roads and beautiful colors Truly I am a vessel, floating down endless rivers To see what lies ahead Only to return to the same destination And fork in the river, or a spoon Slurping up the ice cream of joy While my theme song of life-giving blares I once was assailed by pirates. What I learned Is to give merrily With a wondrous embrace. They take by hook and crook As I lodge my hook into them To see their entrails do a curious dance Then we gather around a banquet Enthused and bemused and willing And tell stories and talk about our conquests And Aunt Susie and her children And the crazy party last night And would you believe that Mokoko Danced on the table? I tell them to drink, Hold tight to the warmth, For I am aware That it is getting colder And I can keep the watch by night. I’ve kept the watch for many nights. Though I’ve been sleeping And dumb in the dirt I know deep down That in my depths I am always awake By Jove, How I imagine myself And love myself— Knowing myself to be the only one To have opened my eyes And seen translucence and sexy women Giving the command “Let there be light!” Perpetually masturbating To the beauty of what I create Overseer— Envelop me in your coat of warmth With pretty designs That sweeps over many a field of consciousness, Splitting them apart and uniting them, With utmost care Daring even To become them Truthfully, I only can admire The adornments of your coat The adornments of my being For my own thumb Drifting from coast to coast With slender darkness and my tophat, At any moment I could dive into infinity To be mixed up and churned out By my own hand, More knowing Than my mere narrow wit.

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The more intelligent you are, the more creative you are. And you become more intelligent through spiritual work. So whichever spiritual practices make you more advanced.

“Love is the realization that there is no difference between anything”

I think you have to accept that being into spirituality with the depth that many of us are on this forum is extremely uncommon. It’s likely genetic, as Leo always repeats. Just like you can’t blame people for not being 7 feet tall, you can’t blame them for not caring about truth. There are also a number of life circumstances that have to line up perfectly for someone to do spirituality. Having a good childhood, education, being encouraged to think independently, seeking out philosophical and spiritual knowledge, finding the right sources (Leo).

Interesting insight into vipassana. I wonder how effectively this could be done at home. In theory, you shouldn’t need a retreat, but the change in atmosphere and strict schedule can help. Another thing that comes to mind is Buddhist dogma. The enumeration of states of consciousness or the “correct way” to act is counterproductive imo, and only takes away from the bare meditative practice. This is especially annoying because it shows how Buddhism really is just a religion like Chrisitanity. The juice to be extracted from Buddhism is the practices; the rest is residue.

I’m going to try to manifest a height increase. This is an exercise in radical openmindedness. Those of you who think you’re open minded — would you be openminded enough to try this? I’ll update with my results.

Yes, kind of. I think of manifestation as a sub field of psychic abilities domain. It can also be called law of attraction, law of assumption, conscious creation, or affirmation practice.

Chris Langan has a great mind in many ways, but his theory is fundamentally conceptual. He gets some things wrong, such as hell existing. He also has weird political views. But yes, definitely worth looking into. This is probably the most interesting Curt interview, after Leo of course.

Hmmm… I definitely agree that focusing your energy on something will affect your life in some way. The question is how much it can actually affect reality or “the dream” though. I just think that if you are imagining all of reality, you must be able to change it even on a physical level. One could argue that you wouldn’t want to do that because you’re beyond the ego’s desires in that state of consciousness, but I don’t really buy it. This is also where psychic phenomena, black magic, etc. come in. My intuition is that if these practices were 100% garbage, they wouldn’t have been practiced for so long in basically every human culture.

You’re being kind of cryptic with your words. It’s hard for me to get what you’re trying to say. I explained what I consider manifesting to be. It is making a change that wouldn’t have happened otherwise just through your thoughts as opposed to your actions. Do you have any experience with manifestation, or do you have a different idea of what it means?

In a conversation, when someone mentions xyz and then the other person says “That’s crazy, I was just thinking about xyz” or “I have a friend who did xyz thing.” It’s fake and just trying to appeal to the other person’s ego.

I agree with you generally, but what if you buy the watch because you want to appear high-status and wealthy, even though you don’t personally value it at all? Are you a conformist or a master social engineer? Or is wanting to appear high-status itself conformity? Even in this kind of example, it’s not so obvious that it’s conformity. Identifying conformity is a messy business.

Gym is definitely an important part of self help. You will be respected more and treated better with an aesthetic physique

Just from watching part of the podcast, it seems like he has a bit of a resigned, depressed outlook on life — not that uncommon among intellectual types who don’t do spirituality. It feels like he’s decided to take the little tidbits of joy he can get from life. Not sure this is the peak of wisdom/maturity.